Jul 17, 2015 | Basketball, Coach, Track & Field
Phil Swenson is a graduate of Avoca and McMurry University. He spent 36 years coaching girls basketball and track at Iraan, Wink, Garden City, Hamlin, Brownwood, Winters and Roscoe. He is a member of the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame. As a track coach,...
Apr 11, 2014 | Athlete, Legends, Track & Field
Fred Wolcott from Snyder was one of the greatest collegiate hurdlers in history at Rice. He won an NCAA title and broke Jesse Owens’ world record in the 220-yard low hurdles. Due to the cancellation of the Olympics during World War II, however, he was denied...
Apr 11, 2014 | Athlete, Track & Field
Brad Pursley of Merkel and Abilene Christian University was a state champion and NAIA and NCAA national champion in the pole vault. He competed internationally and qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials three times. Pursley was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world and...
Apr 11, 2014 | Athlete, Basketball, Track & Field
JimAnne Baker Hejny of Cisco won 13 individual gold medals and 2 gold team medals at the State Track Meet in her career in the 100, 200, 400, Long and Triple Jump and relay teams. The Lady Loboes, led by Baker, won the Class 2A state track team championship in 2001...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Track & Field
Barbara Crousen Crousen spent 32 years coaching high school track, including a stint at Abilene Cooper, before joining McMurry University in 1998. She still serves as the men’s and women’s track coach at McMurry. During her time at Cooper, she served as president of...
